Prof. Lobna Ben Salem

Prof. Lobna Ben Salem

Lobna is a scholar of comparative literature and cultural studies at the University of Manouba, Tunisia. Her work focuses on literature from the Global South, and particularly postcolonial theory, migration narratives, and the relationship between literature, society, and intercultural dialogue.

Hosting institute
  • Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies
Current affiliation
  • University of Manouba
Memberships
Key expertise
  • Comparative Literature
  • Postcolonial studies
  • Mobility studies
Regional expertise
  • African, Maghrebian, and Middle Eastern (MENA) Studies

Profile according to FFVT taxonomy

Scientific topics
  • Borders
  • Experience Of Violence, Trauma
  • Identity
Disciplines
  • Cultural Studies / Literary Studies / Linguistics

Professional Career

Relevant publications

  • Ben Salem, Lobna.Writing Against Erasure: Life Narratives as Biopolitical Resistance. Life Writing, 22 (4), 897–907.2025.Taylor & Francis.DOI.
  • Ben Salem, Lobna.“The ‘Ghost’ Host or the Parody of Hospitality: A Reading of Amara Lakhous’ Clash of Civilization over an Elevator in Piazza Vittoria”. In: Yasser Elhariry, Isabelle Keller-Privat, and Edwige Tamalet Talbayev (eds.): Re-Membering Hospitality in the Mediterranean.2025.Palgrave Macmillan.DOI.
  • Ben Salem, Lobna.South African Literature and the ‘Strange Seductiveness’ of the Fantastic.2023.Matatu.DOI.